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Samsung slapped with a $601 million tax penalty in India

Samsung’s Lee meets Xiaomi CEO to discuss potential EV partnership

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Joel Joseph
March 27, 2025

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Today, we’ve got a bunch of Samsung news. Let’s start off with the news about Samsung facing a massive tax penalty in India, while simultaneously exploring EV partnerships with their smartphone rival Xiaomi. Meanwhile, we're getting our first real look at Oppo's Ultra flagship, Apple's ultra-thin iPhone design, and MediaTek's next chip architecture.

Here's what you'll find in today's tech roundup:

  • Samsung's significant tax penalty in India

  • Samsung and Xiaomi's potential EV collaboration

  • Oppo Find X8 Ultra's real-life image

  • iPhone 17 Air's ultra-slim design comparison

  • MediaTek Dimensity 9500's early details

  • More reads about Galaxy camera upgrades, Mac Mini's appeal, and Samsung's Edge renders

Read on for all the details!

Samsung is getting hit with a sizeable tax penalty in India after failing to pay the government over import tariffs.

The Indian government has levied the massive fine for failing to pay these duties on both the company and the senior executives.

So here are all the details.

Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee met with Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun at Xiaomi’s Beijing EV factory this week, which is a significant development that could reshape the electric vehicle supply chain.

This also marks the first official meeting between the tech giants in seven years and signals potential collaboration between the smartphone rivals in the booming EV sector.

Oppo will launch multiple devices on April 10 in China. Ahead of the launch, the brand has already revealed the design of the Oppo Pad 4 Pro tablet, the Watch X2 Mini, and the Enco Free 4 TWS earbuds.

While it has started teasing the Find X8s’ design, it hasn’t revealed the Find X8s and X8 Ultra. A real-life image of the Ultra model has emerged on Weibo, giving the first look at its design.

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Rumors about the iPhone 17 Air have been swirling for months, teasing a sleek, ultra-thin design set to debut later this year.

Now, a newly surfaced image offers a striking comparison, showcasing just how slim the iPhone 17 Air is beside its sibling, the iPhone 17 Pro.

The visual evidence confirms what leaks have hinted at: Apple is pushing the boundaries of how thin a modern smartphone can be.

MediaTek unveiled the Dimensity 9400 chip in October 2024. Speculations are rife that the Taiwanese chipmaker is now working on the Dimensity 9500, which may debut in the last quarter of this year.

A recent Weibo post by reliable leaker Digital Chat Station has revealed early details about the D9500 chip.

The Weibo post by DCS reveals that the engineering samples of MediaTek’s next-generation chipset are ready.

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